Shooting Star Creations Tutorials

Forever Glam (PTU)

2010-06-21T13:33:00.001-07:00

Forever Glam

Written: June 21, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used the artwork of Marco Guaglione. I'm using Marilyn. You need to purchase the tube and the license to use it. You can do that here.

I used the awesome PTU Scrap Kit Glitzy Dame by TammyKat, which you can purchase at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store, here.

I also used my friend Mystee's template 141 which you can get from her blog here.

No outside plugins will be used because I haven't downloaded any plugins since I had to reformat my computer, LOL!

Onto the Tutorial!

1. Delete the copyright layer on the template.

2. Select Raster 6

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

2. Open lipspaper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

3. Repeat the same steps with Raster 5 using the pink2 paper.

Give both layers a slight drop shadow.

Delete original layers.

4. Make Raster 3 your active layer.

Using your magic wand tool, click on the grey part of the circle.

Selections/Modify/Contract/3

Open greypaper2

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

5. Make raster 3 your active layer again. Using your magic wand, click on the white ring around the circle.

Selections/Modify/Expand/2

Open pinkongrey paper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Delete original layer.

Give both layers drop shadows.

6. Make Raster 4 your active layer.

Using your magic wand tool, click on the gray frames.

Using stars2 paper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selecitons/Invert/Delete

7. With the Raster 4 layer still your active layer, click inside the left square.

Selections/Modify/Expand/2

Layers/New Raster Layer

8. Open tube.

Select part of tube

Edit/Paste Into Selection

Select None

Drop below frames if needed.

Change blend mode of layer to Luminance (Legacy) and the opacity to 50%

9. Repeat with middle square.

12. On third square repeat steps above until you get your tube.

Give the original tube a drop shadow.

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/60%

13. Position where you want her. I put her under the frame layer to give me a guide to use to cut her apart.

14. Make Raster 2 active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open damask2

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Change opacity to 78%

15. Delete heart layer on template.

Open star2

Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag to top

Image/Resize/60

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

17. Add any other embelishments.

Add copyright and watermark

Save as a .png and you're done!

Rock Baby (PTU)

2010-06-21T09:30:00.001-07:00

Rock Baby

Written: June 21, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I'm using the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey in this tutorial. Rocker is the gal I used. You can buy her and the license needed to use her here.

I'm using the wicked PTU Kit Play It Hard by Cora's Creations. You can buy it at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store, here.

I also used Template by Tamie's template CMTEM-1, which you can find here.

Now onto the tutorial!

1. Delete the copright and background layers.

2. Make Raster 12 the active layer.

Using your magic wand tool, click inside the pink part of the star.

Open pp02

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selection/Invert/Delete

3. Give Raster 13 a slight drop shadow.

4. Make Raster 3 the active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp06

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Select/None

Delete original layer

Give Raster 4 a slight drop shadow.

5. Make Raster 2 active layer and repeat the same steps as above, but use pp01.

Don't forget to delete the original layer.

6. Make Group-14 the active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp02 again

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Situate the paper so it's covering the selection.

Selections/Invert/Delete

Delete Original Layer

7. Give Raster 5 a slight drop shadow.

8. Make Raster 8 the active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp05- Resize by 150%

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Delete original layer

9. Clicking on your material properties, use your dropper to pick up some of the red from the star.

Open up the gradient tab.

Select the Foreground-Background gradient

Change repeats to 1

10. Make the Group-Raster 14 layer active

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open a new 700x700 Image, flood fill with Gradient.

Edit/Cut

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Delete original layer.

11. Open up the tube

Select Layer 2

Edit/Copy

12. Go back to template.

Make Raster 7 active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Move tube over and position it where you'd like it.

Selections/Invert/Delete

Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and opacity to 50%.

13. Copy the closeup of the tube

Make Raster 1 active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Change opacity to 50%

14. Use the same closeup

Image/Mirror

Edit/Copy

Make Raster 12 active layer

Using your magic wand, click on the black half of the star

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy) and the opacity to 50%

15. Copy the full tube

Paste As New Layer and situate it where you'd like it.

16. Open the banner-heart

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/60%

17. Open wire

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Resize 70% and position it where you'd like it.

18. Add any other elements you'd like.

Add copyright and watermark layer.

Merge/Visible

Save as a .png and you're done!!

Beach Bum (PTU)

2010-06-19T21:41:00.001-07:00

*Creators Note* I am so sorry that it's taken me so long to get another tutorial out. Things have happened in my life and I got seriously bogged down. Hopefully things have calmed down some so I'm able to do a little creating. Hope ya'll like what I have in store for you.

Beach Bum

Written: June 19, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used Ismael Rac's summergirl, plus her closeup, which you have to have a license to use. You can purchase the tubes and the license here. <~ Just found out by going to the site that AMI is no longer in service due to the death of its founder. I'm not really sure where to get the tubes now, so if you know, just give me a shout... I didn't know about this!

I used the awesome Scrapkit by Cora's Creations called Beach Bum. You can go buy it from the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store, which is here.

I used template 141 available at my friend Mystee's blog, which you can find here.

I also used the wordart I created, which you can download here.

Alright! So we got that out of the way! Put on some good music (preferably oldies, tyvm!) and get to creating!!!

1. Open the template

Delete the Copyright layer

Delete Raster Layer 3

2. Make Raster 4 the active layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

3. Open pp05

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer onto Template

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Delete Original Layer

4. Repeat steps on Raster 5 using pp10.

Don't forget to delete the original layer

Add a slight dropshadow to outside circle

5. Make copy(2) layer the active layer.

Using your magic wand tool, click on the light gray border.

Open pp09

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

6. Repeat with Copy and Raster 6

7. Open up the larger version of summergirl and decide how you want her to look. Give her a slight drop shadow.

Edit/Copy

8. Go back to template

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/90%/Resize All Layers UNCHECKED.

Using your selection tool, select the top half of her body down past her hands.

Edit/Cut

9. Highlight Star layer

Selections/Select All/ Float/ Defloat

Highlight tube layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Edit/Paste as new layer and reposition your tube. Make sure no seams are showing.

10. Activate the black square layers one by one and using your magic wand tool, click inside each square.

Select a part of the closeup girl and paste as new layer into the squares.

On each layer switch the blend mode to luminance (legacy)

11. Add a drop shadow to all the layers.

12. Open up the little island element

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/60%

Drop below the girl

13. Open waves-01

Image/Mirror

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/50%

Drop under island

14. Open sun

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Position where you would like it. Resize if needed.

15. Open Beach Bum word art

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Rotate/Left/20

Position it where you'd like.

16. Add anything else you'd like. Also add your watermark and copyright layers. Merge All, save as a .png!

And you're done!!

Marilyn's Just A Flirt (PTU)

2010-03-23T21:16:00.001-07:00

Marilyn's Just A Flirt

March 23, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used the awesome PTU scrap kit Hollywood by TammyKat Dezigns which is available for purchase at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store.

I used tagtemplate63 which you can download here.

I used two tubes and a picture by Gennidy Koufay. You have to have a licence to use his tubes, which you can purchase here.

No outside Plugins are needed for this tutorial!

1. Open the template. Delete the copyright and white background layers.

2. Highlight bottom blue rectangle

Select/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open Redpaper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Delete the original rectangle.

3. Highlight purple rectangle layer

Select/select all/float/Defloat

Open reelpaper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

Delete original rectangles

4. Highlight pink rectangle. Do the same in step 3 except use hollywoodtext paper.

5. Do the same for the left/Right pink rectangles with goldpaper.

6. This part gets so tedious! I swear we'll get to the fun stuff soon!

7. Do the same for the top right and bottom left purple circles using blackpaper.

8. Give the hearts layer a slight drop shadow.

9. Select the white squares layer

Open your drawing by Koufay

Edit/Copy

On the template

Selections/Select All/Float Defloat

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Situate the drawing on the left side rectangle

Select/Invert/Delete

Select/Invert again

10. Open the other tube and paste as a new layer. Situate it over the right white rectangle.

11. Select the top right black circle

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

12. Crop a bit of Marilyn's face out of the drawing

Edit/Paste Into Selection

13. Do the same with the other black circle using a face shot of your other tube.

14. Open up your last Marilyn tube.

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/60

Give her a slight drop shadow and place her where you want her.

15. Open light1

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/40

Drop it below the Marilyn in the middle

Give it a slight Drop shadow

Image/Mirror

16. Open blingstar

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/40

Adjust/Sharpen/Sharpness

Situate it where you would like and add a slight drop shadow.

17. Add any other elements you'd like. Add a drop shadow to each layer.

18. Add your copyright and watermark

Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Save as a .png and you're done!

I Want the Fairy Tale (PTU)

2010-03-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

I Want the Fairy Tale

March 22, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I'm using the awesome scrap kit Ever After by TammyKat which you can purchase at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store.

I used template #28 which you can download here.

I also used the wordart that I created, which you can download here.

I used the awesome artwork of Elias Chatzoudis. You'll need Cinderella, Nana, Happy Couple and a head shot. You have to have a license to use his artwork, which you can purchase here.

Plugins Needed:

Eyecandy 4000 Glass

1. Open the template and delete the copyright layer.

2. Highlighting circle 1 in the layer pallet

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

3. Pick out a paper of choice. I used castlepaper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Selections/Select None

4. Delete original circle layer.

5. Repeat step 3 with another paper on the circle 2 layer. Remember to delete the original layer.

6. Do the same with circle 3 layer.

7. Highlight circle frame 3.

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

8. Open orangestripepaper

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete

Delete original layer

9. Do the same with circle frame 2, except rotate the paper by 35 to the left before copy and pasting.

10. Do the same again, this time rotating it 35 to the right and then copy and pasting it as a new layer on the circle frame 1.

11. Replace the frame edges with greenstriped paper.

12. Highlight the bottom left circle.

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open up your head shot

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste Into Selection

Selection/Select None

13. Effects/Eyecandy 4000/ Glass

Settings/Clear Glass

Bevel Width: 108.70

Smoothness: 14

Bevel Placement: Inside Marquee

Edge Darkening: -24

Gradient Shading: 29

Refraction: 3

Opacity: 76

Tinting: 99

It kinda makes it look like a glassy mirror kinda.

14. Using the Nana tube, highlight the middle right circle.

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Place tube where you want it. Resize if necissary.

Selections/Invert/Delete

And repeat with the glass effect.

Merge the tube layer to the paper layer

15. Repeat with the happy couple tube on the top left circle.

16. Add a slight drop shadow to all the circle layers except for the tubed circles.

17. Image/Canvas Size/Dimensions/ 700x700 lock aspect ratio checked. Center diamond also checked. You can crop and resize later. This way we'll have more room to work in.

18. Open the Cinderella tube

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Situate her where you want her. I resized her by 80% because she seemed too big.

19. Open staircase

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Mirror

Image/Resize/60

Drop the staircase below the lower right circle.

Give it a slight drop shadow.

20. Open carriage

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag this layer to the top

Image/Resize/40%

Add slight drop shadow

21. Open the wordart I've provided

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/70%

Position it where you'd like it.

22. Add any other elements you'd like

Image/Merge/Merge Visible

23. Add your watermark and copyright info.

Save as a .png and you're done!

Goth Princess (PTU)

2010-03-06T08:15:00.001-08:00

Goth Princess
March 6, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used Keith Garvey's GothPrincess tube, which you have to have a license to use. You can purchase the tube and a license here.

I also used the awesome PTU Scrap Kit Bad Romance by Designs by Sarah available for purchase at the Pimp My Tags w/ Scraps Store.

Plugins Needed:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5000 Impact

1. Open up heart1 in the scrap kit.
Image/Resize/50/All Layers Checked
With your magic wand tool, click the inside of the heart
Select/Modify/Expand/4

2. Open up pp05
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Invert

3. With the gothprincess tube open, using your rectangular selection tool, select the head and neck of your chick.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Situate your tube where you'd like it.
Selections/Invert/Delete

4. Highlight your tube layer. Make sure it's under the frame and above the paper.
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

5. Effects/Plugins/Eyecandy 5000 Impact/Glass
Play around with the settings until you find something you like.

6. Highlight the frame in the layer pallet.
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
V: 1
H: 1

Opacity: 75
Blur: 5.00
Color: Black

7. Image/Canvas Size/600x600/Placement Middle
You can crop and resize later. This just gives us more room to work.

8. Open glittersplat1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/50/Resize All layers unchecked
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Drag below frame and inside of heart.
Add same drop shadow as before.

9. Open glitersplat2 and repeat the steps in number 8, dragging it to the right side of the frame.

10. Go to your gothprincess tube
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Give same drop shadow as embelishments

11. Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror
Now you have a goth princess on each side.

12. Add any other embelishments that you'd like, and your name. Don't forget to add a drop shadow.

13. Crop and resize as needed. Add your copyright info and your watermark. Save as a .png and you're done!

Bedrock, Baby (PTU)

2010-03-05T08:24:00.000-08:00

Bedrock, Baby
Tutorial Written March 4, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey, powderblue. You have to have a license to use his artwork, which you can purchase here.

I used the awesome PTU scrap kit collab by Designs by Sarah and TammyKat Dezigns which is available for purchase at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps Store.

I also used tagtemplate331 by Missy at Divine Intentionz.

No outside plugins are needed

Onto the tut!

1. Delete the copyright layer.

2. Select the frame background layer in the layer pallate.
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

3. Open pp12
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Select None

4. Repeat the last step with the left and right circles with pp5, making sure you delete the original layers when you're done.

5. Highlight rectangle center in the layer pallet.
Select/Select All/Float/Defloat

6. Open the bigdotred paper
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Select None
And delete the original layer.

7. Select the left blue circle. Do the select all, float and defloat as before.

8. Open your tube
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/70%

9. Situate your tube to where you want it
Selections/Invert Delete

10. Repeat the Selections/Float/Defloat with the right circle.

11. Go back to the tube
Image/Mirror
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

12. Image/Resize/80%
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Select None

13. Duplicate the gal (Layers/Duplicate)

14. On the duplicated layer, open up the layer properties by double clicking the layer in the layer pallet.
Blend Mode: Soft Light
Opacity: 50

15. On the original tube layer, open up the layer properties
Blend Mode: Luminance
Opacity: 50

16. Select the copy of the tube layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

17. Repeat with the left side tube, remember to merge down.

18. Go back tot he original tube and reverse the mirror to where you have the original tube and the lettering on her backside isn't... well... backwards lol
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Situate her where you want her and if you want, you can resize her by 90%.

19. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
V: 1
H: 1

Opacity: 75
Blur: 5
Color: Black

20. Open bedrockblue
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/70%
Apply same drop shadow as before

21. Add any other emelishments you would like. Don't forget to add a drop shadow to whatever you add.

22. Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

23. Add your copyright info and your watermark. Don't do like I did and get all the way to the end and save it before you realize you didn't add either LOL. Save as a .png and you're done! I hope you like this one, it was kinda simple. lol

Rac Camera Shy (PTU)

2010-02-23T09:57:00.001-08:00

Rac Camera Shy
February 23, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used the fabulous PTU Scrap Kit "Angelica" by Cora's Creations, which is available for purchase here.

I also used the wonderful PTU artwork by Ismael Rac. You'll need at least four of his close ups. I used BadGirlValentine02, Jess03, ValentinesBabe03 and Leah03. You need a licence to use his artwork, which can be purchased here.

You can use a mask of your choice.

You'll need
PSP
Animation Shop

No Outside filters are used in this tutorial.

Onto the Tutorial!

Open up a 700x700 transparent new image. You are going to crop it later.

Open up pp02 and apply your mask of choice.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Edit/Copy
Edit/ Paste As New Layer

Open glitter-bracket.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/60%/Resize all layers unchecked
Image/Rotate/Free Rotate/35/Left
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
V: -1
H: -1

O: 50
B: 8.00
Color Black

Highlight bracket layer in layer pallet.
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
This makes the mask and bracket layers one layer.

Open camera.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Add any embelishments as new layers. Don't forget to add drop shadows.

Your merged mask and bracket layers should be at the bottom of your layer pallet. The rest of your embelishments should be at the top.

Layers/Merge/Merge Down until your embelishments are all on one layer, your camera on another and the mask and bracket on a third layer.

Using your crop tool, crop the image as you desire. Add your copyright info and watermark onto the embelishment layer.

Hide your embelishment and mask/bracket layers, leaving the camera.

Using your magic wand tool, click on the inside of the view finder.
Selections/Modify/Expand/4

Open up a paper that constrasts with the papre you used as a mask. I used pp04.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Invert

Drag the paper layer under your cameras.

Open up your first gal.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Situate and resize as you like
Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Select None

Make sure you drag your gal under the camera, sandwich her between the camera and the paper layer.

Unhide your embelishments, paper, mask and bracket layers.

Select the first layer
Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten)
Edit/Copy

Open Animation Shop
Edit/Paste As New Animation

Repeat process with other three frames, copy and pasting them into Animation Shop after flattening. *Make sure you paste after current frame of your animation*

Ok. Once you have all your frames transfered to Animation Shop, select the first frame.
Animation/Frame Properties/80

Do the same to each frame, giving them the same properties so it's not disjointed.

Play your animation to make sure it looks good. You can change the frame properties if you wish to get the desired effect.

File/Optimization Wizard/Hit all the next's

And save your image! You're Done!

Bad Romance (PTU)

2010-02-06T08:36:00.001-08:00

Bad Romance
February 6, 2010

Supplies Needed:
I used the awesome PTU Mini Scrap Kit Bad Romance by Designs by Sarah at Pimp My Tags With Scraps.

I used Ismael Rac’s Jess01 and Jess02 tubes which are available for purchase at AMI.

Word Art created by me, which is available for download here.

Plug-Ins Used:
Xero Porcelain and Radiance

Now Onto the tut!:

1. Open up a 700x700 new transparent image. We can crop and resize later.

2. Open frame1 and with your magic wand tool, select the insides of each photo frame while holding down the shift key.
Selections/Modify/Expand/3
Layers/ New Raster Layer

3. Open up Jess02
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Porcelain- Use factory settings
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Radiance- Use factory settings
Edit/Copy
Edit/ Paste Into Selection on the frame image.

4. Open pp05
Edit/Copy
On frame01, create another new layer.
Edit/Paste Into Selection and drag under tube.

5. Highlight tube layer
Layers/Duplicate

6. With the duplicate layer highlighted, open up the layer pallet by double clicking.
Blend Mode: Burn
Opacity: 75

7. Double click on the original tube layer
Blend Mode: Difference
Opacity: 70

8. Highlighting the duplicate layer again
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

9. With the frame layer highlighted
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 1

Opacity: 50
Blur: 5.00
Color: Black

Repeat the drop shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1.

Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

10. Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer onto the blank canvas.

11. Open pp01 and add a mask of your choice.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Drag below your frame layer

12. Open Jess01 tube
Image/Mirror
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag Jess to the right side of the canvas and give her the same drop shadow treatment as we did the frames.

13. Open rosary
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize
Image/Rotate/35/Left

14. Give the rosary the same drop shadow as the other layers.

15. Erase parts of the rosary to where it looks like it’s looped through the frames.

16. Open the glitter splats. Resize and place as you wish. I resized by 50. Don’t forget to add a drop shadow to these as well.

17. Open my word art
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Place it wherever you’d like it or follow my tag for reference. Resize by 70
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Add any other elements you’d like to use to really make it your own.

Add your copy write and watermark info.
Crop and resize as you wish. Save as a .png.
Make sure to send me your results! I’d love to see them!

You Had Me (PTU)

2010-01-23T19:57:00.000-08:00

You Had Me
January 23, 2010

Supplies Needed

I'm using the awesome artwork of Ismael Rac. Both Leah01 and Leah03 are the tubes I'm using. You have to have a license to purchase his artwork, which you can purchase here.

I'm using the awesome PTU scrapkit Anti-Love by Cora's Creations, available for purchase from Pimp My Tags With Scraps.

I also used Missy's template 325 which is available at Divine Intentionz.

Plugins Needed:
Eyecandy 4000

Onto the tutorial!

Open up the template and delete the copyright layer.

Open pp07
Edit/Copy

Select the circle1 layer in the layer pallet
Select/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Select None

Delete original circle layer.

Select circle layer and repeat process with pp08.

Open pp06
Edit/Copy

Select Small Rectangle1 in the layer pallet.
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Select None

Delete original rectangle layer.

Select tiny circle1
Select/Select All/Float/Defloat
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with black.

Effects/Plugins/Eyecandy 4000/Glass/Settings/Depression Era Glass and if you want, fiddle with the settings a little. I just used the factory settings for the setting I used.

Give a slight drop shadow.

Repeat for tinycircle2

Delete original little circles.

Open pp01
Edit/Copy

Select frame background from the layer pallet.
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Select None.

Select the word art layer.
Using your magic want tool and holding down on the shift key, click on the pink parts of the letters until all have the dancing ants around them.

Open pp02 again
Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
And give the word art layer a slight drop shadow.

Open pp09
Edit/Copy

Select the rectangle layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete
Select None.

Delete both original rectangle layer and thin rectangle layer.

Select the frame background layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open Leah03
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Position it inside the frame as you want it.
Selections/Invert/Delete
Select None

Layers/Duplicate

On original layer, open layer pallet and change the blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)

On the copied layer
Adjust/Blur/Gausian Blur/2.00
Change blend mode to Multiply

Image/Canvas Size 800X800
You can crop and resize later.

On Leah01 mirror the image
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Drag below Word Art Layer

Give the word art at the bottom a drop shadow and add a slight drop shadow to the tube, circle and rectangle layers.

Open frame94
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/50
Drag to the bottom and arrange it where you would like it.

Open sequins01
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/50
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Drag to the bottom and place it where you want

Open Sequinsandbeadsspills01 and do the same.

Add any other elements you wish. Don't forget to add drop shadows.

Add your copyright info and your watermark.

Crop and resize as you wish and save as .png format.

I hope you liked it!

Picture Perfect (PTU)

2010-01-18T13:54:00.000-08:00

**NOTE** My Blogger is still messed up. It's not letting me justify anything... So again, bare with me!!**

Picture Perfect
January 18, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I used Keith Garvey's MyValentine tube, which is available for purchase here.

I'm using the awesome PTU kit Scarlet Fever by my good friend Mystee, which is available at her store, here.

You'll also need a mask of your choice.

Plugins:
Xero ArtGrain

Onto the tut!

Open a transparent 700x700 image. You can crop and resize later. It's just easier to work with a large space.

Open frame2.

Image/Resize/70%/All layers unchecked

With your magic wand tool, click on the inside of the frame

Selections/Modify/Expand/3

Layers/New Raster Layer

Flood Fill selection with black

Drag black layer under frame

Open your tube and copy the closeup layer

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Image/Mirror

Effects/Plugins/Xero/ArtGrain Use default settings. This gives the tube a grainy look.

Add the same effect to the black background.

Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Move frame over to the elft a little bit.

Go to the tube and copy the standing tube

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/80

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Give the tube a drop shadow and make it hug the right side of the frame.

Open heart4

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/70

Image/Rotate/30/Left

Add Drop Shadow

Drag beneath frame layer. Position it where you would like.

Open up paper10 and apply the mask of choice.

Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/80

Drag to the bottom

Open up swirly accent

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag under frame, but above mask layer

Image/Resize/50 and position it like I have it.

Open up paper clip

Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag to top

Image/Resize/20
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Image/Free Rotate/Left/30

Using your eraser set on 5 carefully erase the parts on the paperclip that I did.

Add drop shadow and position it like I have.

Add any other elements or text you wish to use. Add drop shadow.

Personalize as you wish.

Don't forget to add your copywrite info, watermark and save as a .png!

Be Mine, Baby (FTU)

2010-01-17T20:18:00.000-08:00

**NOTE** Please bare with me... Blogspot is being a tard right now and the posts are all screwed up... so, don't mind the layout... it's not the way I wanted it.

Be Mine, Baby
January 17, 2010

Supplies Needed:

I'm using the PinkRose1 tube by Ismael Rac. You have to purchase the tube and a licence to use the tube at AMI.

I used the awesome Pink Punk tagger kit by my good friend Jeanette. You can download it at her blog here.

I also used a WeeScottLass mask.... but I can't remember which one LOL

Onto the tut!

This is a fairly easy tutorial.

Open a new canvas- 700x700. You can crop and resize later.

Figure out which one of the layers of the Rac tube you wish to use.

Open up starframe from the kit.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new layer on your blank canvas
Image/Resize/70

Back to your tube, mirror the image and add a slight drop shadow.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As new Layer

Using your selection tool, cut off the chick at the waist. Drag the bottom half of the chick undre the frame layer and erase the parts of her legs that overlap the frame.

Edit/Paste As New Layer

Drag top half layer on top of frame layer. Make sure you get the seams straight.

Add a drop shadow to the frame layer.

Open heartframe2
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new layer

Drag below all layers
Image/Resize/60
Image/Rotate/35/Right

Drag to the right of the frame, add drop shadow. Erase the end of the heart that is in the frame.

Repeat with the pink heartframe.
Except... Rotate left instead of right.

Open splatter paper and apply mask of choice
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Drag to the bottom
Image/Resize/60

Layers/Merge All/Visible

Crop and resize if you wish.

Add your name, copywrite info and watermark.
Save as .png

Heartbreaker (PTU)

2010-01-16T19:08:00.001-08:00

January 16, 2010

Supplies Needed:
I used Keith Garvey's Sweetheart tube, which you have to have a licence to use and can purchase the tube and the licence here.

I used Cora's Heartbreaker kit which is available at the Pimp My Tags With Scraps store, which is here.

I also used the Val5 template by Tamie at Addictive Templates.

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact Glass
Xero Porcelain

Onto the tut!

Open up the Val5 template and delete the copywrite and background layers.

Highlight the rectangle layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp01 or a paper of your choice
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Delete original Rectangle.

Highlight circle layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp07 or paper of choice
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None
Delete original circle layer

Select strip layer.
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp04
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Delete original layer

Select heart2 layer, repeat steps with pp09

Select heart layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Copy pp06
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Delete original layer

Open Garv's Sweetheart tube and copy Layer 2
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/70%
Center where you want it over the littleish heart

Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5/Glass
Settings/Clear

Select None

Select large pink heart
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Mirror Layer 3 of the Sweetheart tube
Copy and Paste As New Layer
Drag where you want it
Select/Invert/Delete/Select None

Effects/Plugins/Xero/Porcelain/Default Settings

Layers/Duplicate

On the Copy of the Tube Layer
Double click on the layer in your layer pallet
Blend Mode: Soft Light
Opacity: 30

Double click on the original tube layer in your layer pallet
Blend Mode: Luminance (Legacy)
Opacity: 30

Copy layer four of the tube
Paste As New Layer and place it where you want, or use my tag to orient yourself
Image/Resize/80%
Give a drop shadow to each layer.

Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Image/Resize/80%/Resize All Layers Unchecked

Open tiara
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/70%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Rotate/35

Position tiara over the big circle and move it around till it looks just right. Look at my tag to get the idea of it. Kinda like the heart is wearing the tiara lol.

Open Glitergel Element
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Rotate/Right/30
Drag under other layer
Image/Resize/70

Add any other elements that you choose to and make sure to add a drop shadow.

Add your copywrite info and your watermark.
Crop and resize as you wish.
Save as a .png format.

Hope you like this one! Happy Valentines Day! Be sure to share your work with me! :)

Love Bug Tutorial (PTU)

2010-01-16T10:48:00.000-08:00

January 16, 2009

Love Bug

Supplies Needed:

I used the awesome artwork of Keith Garvey. You have to have a license to use these tubes, which you can purchase here. **NOTE** You'll want atleast 2 good closeups and one standing tube. I used Nicole2, Bridgette and Nina

I used the adorable PTU kit called Valentine Doodle by Designs by Sarah, available for purchase at Pimp My Tags With Scraps.

I also used the Val2 template by Tamie available at Addictive Templates.

Plugins Needed:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Glass

Onto the tut!

Delete copywrite and background layers.

Highlight the circle layer in the layer pallet
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Choose paper of choice. I chose pp12.
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Delete circle layer

Make the dotted circle the active layer.
Effects/3D effects/Drop Shadow
V: 0
H: 0

O: 90
B: 5.00
Color: Black

Make the oval layer the active layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open up pp4 or a paper in a contrasting color
Edit/Copy paper
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Delete original oval layer

Highlight heart1 layer
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Open pp5
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None
Delete original heart layer

Repeat process with second heart.

Select the left heart
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat

Create a closeup of one of your tubes using the selection tool
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Add a slight drop shadow to the tube layer

Layers/Duplicate

Double click on copy layer in layer pallet
Blend Mode/Soft Light
Opacity: 45

Double click on original tube layer on layer pallet
Blend Mode/Luminance (Legacy)
Opacity: 45

Re-highlight copy layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat

Highlight right heart and repeat steps with second tube.

Open up pp6
Edit/Copy

Highlight medium heart2 layer

Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Repeat with Medium Heart3, hearts and hearts2 layers.

Delete original layers when done.

Add drop shadow that we used on dotted circle layer to all layers

Open up pp7
Edit/Copy

Highlight mediumheart layer on layer pallet
Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Selections/Invert/Delete/Select None

Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Glass
Bevel Width: 50
Bevel Smoothness: 30
Inside Selection Checked
Refraction: 50
Inner Shadow: 40
Shadow Offset: 30
Shadow Glow: 20

Add Drop Shadow
Delete small heart layer

Select your standing tube
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/80%/Resize All Layers unchecked

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Bring tube layer to very top

Add glassed heart right under it to cover up the bottom of the tube.

Give tube layer a drop shadow

Open up wordart1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer

Image/Resize/70%
Image/Rotate/Left/35

Drag to upper left, give a slight drop shadow

Using a loopy font, such as Jheri Curls, select a foreground color from your canvas and write "Bug". Size 80. Give it a slight drop shadow.

Flower 1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize/60
Place it where you want
Add Drop Shadow

Ladybug
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new layer
Image/Resize/50
Image/Rotate/35/Right
Place over flower
Add Drop Shadow

Add any other elements and don't forget your drop Shadow.

Add copywrite info and watermark.

Save as .png

And you're done! I'd love to see your work! Thanks for visiting!

Teddy Toon Tutorial (FTU)

2010-01-13T12:31:00.001-08:00

January 13, 2010

Supplies Needed

I'm using Keith Garvey's Teddy Toon, which you have to have a licence to use. You can purchase the tube here.

I'm using the FTU kit Joyful by Un-Leashed Scraps, which you can download at the site, which is here.

Plugins Needed:
Penta Jeans
Xero Porcelain

Create new image 700x700. You can resize later. Make sure that it's transparent.

Open Frame1
Image/Resize/46%
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As new Layer on blank canvas
Image/Resize/70%/Resize all layers unchecked

With magic wand tool, click inside frame
Selections/Modify/Expand/3 Pixels

Open Paper6, resize by 19%
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer

Selections/Invert/Delete
Selections/Select None
Drag under frame layer

Effects/Plugins/Penta/Jeans with these settings:
Amount: 94
Width: 2
Distance: 2

Select the close up of the tube
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new image
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Porcelain with these settings:
Softness: 50
Strength: 128
Brightness: 128
Red Channel: 0
Green Channel: 0
Blue Channel: 255

Go back to the frame and hide the paper layer

Select the layer that has the frame on it. With your magic wand, click inside the frame and expand by 3

Layers/New Raster Layer

Copy the tube you've porcelained and paste into selection

Drag tube under frame

Layers/Duplicate

On copy layer
Adjust/Blur/Gausian Blur/ Radius 2.00

Double click on copy layer on layer pallet to bring up layer properties.
Blend Mode Soft Light
Opacity: 36

On the original tube layer change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Opacity: 36

Select the copy layer
Layers/Merge Down

Make the paper layer visible

Put a slight drop shadow on the frame

Copy the original tube

Paste her onto the canvas

Image/Mirror

Drag her over to the left side of the frame and give her a slight drop shadow as well.

Open up Flourish1

Image/Resize/42%

Image/Mirror

Edit/Copy

Edit/Paste as New Layer

Image/Resize/60%

Drop Below frame and paper layers

Open whatever flowers or doo-dads you'd like to use. Resize as appropriate. Copy and paste them to your image and arrange them as you wish or use my image to orient yourself. Make sure you give any elements you use a drop shadow.

Add your watermark and copywrite info and save as a .png format so the background will be transparent.

Crop and Resize as you wish!

Thanks so much for doing my tutorial, and feel free to send me your work!!! :)

Team Jacob Tutorial (PTU)

2010-01-12T19:58:00.001-08:00

January 12, 2010

Team Jacob Tutorial

This tutorial was created for those who have a working knowledge of PSP and its uses.

Supplies Needed:

Jacob Black tube by me, which you can download here.

I used the AWESOME PTU tagger kit by Designs by Sarah and Cora's Creations which you can buy here.

Onto the fun stuff!

1. Open up sb_pmt_team-jacob-frame3.
Image/Canvas Size/800x800 centered in the middle. You can crop and resize later when we're done.

2. Select the paper you wish to use. I used sb_pmt_team-jacob-pp3
Edit/Copy

3. Go to the frame
Edit/Paste paper as new layer
Drag paper under frame layer
With your eraser tool, erse the parts of the paper that overlap the frame.

4. Hide the paper layer by clicking the eye on your layer pallet.
Edit/Copy the tube of Jake
Edit/Paste as New Layer and bring it to the top to work with it.
Add Drop Shadow... Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
V: -2
H: 2

O: 75
B: 5.00
Color: Black

With the selection tool, cut off Jake's head to the shoulders (I know! GASP!)
Pull the lower half of his body under the frame, but above the paper.
Erase all the parts that hang.
Edit/Paste as New Layer and move this layer above the frame. Make sure you get the lines right.

5. Hide the frame layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Unhide all the layers.

6. Select frame layer and add drop shadow same as before

7. Open sb_pmt_team-jacob-branch1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as new Layer
Move under paper layer
Layers/ Duplicate
Image/Mirror
Add drop shadow to branch layers.
Erase any parts that are hanging under the frame.

7. Open sb_pmt_team-jacob-dirt1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Drag under branches and arrange the way you want

8. Open sb_pmt_team-jacob-charm1
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Situate it where you want it
Give it a drop shadow.

9. Open sb_pmt_team-jacob-clip
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Situate this to the left of Jake.
Look at my tag to orient yourself.

10. Pick a charm. I used charm2
Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste As New Layer
Image/Resize 50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
And move it to where it is riding the clip
Use your eraser tool and erase a teeny little bit of the loop.
Give the charm a drop shadow.

11. Add your watermark and you're done!

Crop and Resize as needed!

Team Edward Tutorial (PTU)

2010-01-12T14:31:00.001-08:00

Janurary 12, 2010

This tutorial is written for those of you who have at least a beginners knowledge of Paint Shop Pro 9.

This is my first tutorial, so please bare with me!

Supplies Needed:
I'm using the fantastic FTU artwork of Kat, which you can find here.
I used Twilight_by_loga90 and Edward_Cullen_by_loga90 in this tutorial.

I'm using a PTU Tagger Kit by Sarah at Pimp My Stats w/Scraps called Twi-Team. It can be purchased here.

Onto the tut... I am trying to keep this one simple, as it is my first. Lets see how that one goes! LOL

1. Open up cc-frame-05. Select the magic wand tool and click inside the first frame.
a. Selections/Modify/Expand/Number of Pixels-3/OK

2. Open up twilight_by_loga90 and with the selection tool, create a box around Bella.
a. Edit/Copy
b. Layers/New Raster Layer
c. Edit/Paste Into Selection
d. Deselect
e. Pull Bella's layer under the frame.

3. Select the inside of the far right frame with your magic wand tool.
a. Selections/Modify/Expand/Number of Pixels-3/OK
b. Open up the pic of Edward and Bella and select the part of Edward's face you wish to use. Edit/Copy
c. Layers/New Raster Layer
d. Edit/Paste as new selection
e. Deselect
f. Pull Edward's layer under the frame

4. Open up the pic of Edward holding the apple. I focused on the apple alone and centered it in my selection.
a. Edit/Copy

5. Using your magic wand tool again, click on the inside of the frame as before and apply the same modifications. Make sure you add a new layer, and then paste into selection.

5. Image/Canvas Size/800x800 pixels, centered in the middle. You can crop and resize later.

6. Select Frame Layer
a. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with these settings:
Vertical: -2
Horizontal: 2

Opacity: 75
Blur: 5.00
Color: Black

7. Open cc-team-edward-charm
a. Edit/Copy
b. Edit/Paste as new Layer onto the image you are working on.
c. Image/Resize/70% Resize all layers unchecked
d. Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
e. Apply same drop shadow as before

8. Open cc-greens-02
a. Edit/Copy
b. Edit/Paste as New Layer
c. Image/Rotate/Free Rotate/Right 35 degrees
d. Image/Resize/70%
e. Drag to the bottom of your layer pallet
f. Add drop shadow as before
g. Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror

9. Open up paper of choice. I used cc-pp-01
a. Layers/Load/Save Mask and apply the mask of choice.
b. Layers/Merge Group
c. Edit/Copy
d. Edit/Paste as New Layer on the image you are working on
e. Drag under everything.

10. Add any other elements you wish to add. Make sure you also add your watermark.

12. Layers/Merge/Visible

13. Crop and resize as you wish.

14. Make sure you put it where you can find it, and you're done!

Looking back in retrospect, this is a little harder than I had intended. If you have any questions, or even suggestions, please send me an email or leave me a comment. I hope you all liked it! Feedback is appreciated and I would love to see your work!

My New Tutorial Blog

2010-01-12T09:58:00.000-08:00

Hey all, my name is Brea and I'm new to this whole tutorial writing thing. So bare with me! LOL I'm a Stay At Home Mom of two and I've been playing in PSP since 2003. Pretty long time, huh? LOL Anyways, this is just the beginning of my tutorial writing career, one I hope is long and fulfilling LOL... Like I said, bare with me!